The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-04-07
REV. THOMAS REPLIES
no DAN II.
LOGAN, OHIO, March 81, 1857,
Ed. SENTINEL:

| 1i0M lhe sermon preacD6u Oy NE
! on The morning Of The Coil inst.
! and which, at your request, was
given to your readers in the Sen
Gnel OF the 9th, is before me in
tic columns Of the same paper
of even date.
AS a rule, anonymous articles
do not deserve the dignity of a
second thought; ard this is nc
exception 10 The rule, Tor instead
! of being a reply 10 anything said
in Tie extract. it is simply COW.
ardly attack upon the author OF
that extract by some one who
for reasons that are no doubt
quite satisfactory 10 himself. is
pleased to conceal his identity
under a convenient mon: &c ti.:aae
But "Dan T."-wiih your per-
mission, Mr.. Editor-shall have
the honor, (enJoyed by few
anonymous writers) of being no.
ticed, at least this once. Bat
first permit me TO disclaim any
intention 10 enter upon news
paper controversy. l have neith
er The lime nor the Inclination
for such controversy; / am en-
gagged in better business, and il
is 10 be hoped that the valiant
knight who rides behind a mask,
will be similarly blessed before
many months shall have come
and gone. am panied TO note
that my shady antagonist finds
in the excerpt which has aroused
his ire, sufficient ground upon
which to base the grave charge
that l am using my pulpit
to wreak my personal Spite
This will be news to the people
who do me the honor 10 listen TO
every sermon l preach; but COM
ing as it does from one who val
ues the services of nom de
5Iwn:e. and whose knowledge of
the uses TO which l put my pull
pit is derived wholly from the
perusal Of that one brief extract,
it must of course be accepted as
reliable.
But it is further and very sage
" affirmed that manliness and
courage are qualities not TO be
expected in one who would use
the pulpit in this wicked manner.
Mr.. Editor, permit me 10 sub
nit 10 your numerous and
intelligent readers this simple
question (which is the more
manly and coura seous, the
man who breaches from The pul
pit to a large congregation his
honest convictions, and then over
his own name, gives 10 the pub
lie through the medium of a
widely circulating paper The ex,
act words he had used in the pull.
pit, or the man who attacks ,he
preacher under cover of dark
ness +? Is it seemly in a man. is
it an evidence Of moral courage
or Of manliness. TO get behind
Dan T, or Ben D, and from that
safe retreat cry out 10 any hon
est man whom he may not hap.
pen to like: "You are a COW
ard"
Again. l am charged with the
very serious oifense of being
more fiercely opposed to the
schools than is the Roman Cath
ole Church. 1 suspect that the
foundation for this charge is in
The well-known fact that two of
my children who were pupils in
the high school are such no long
er. Bat am able to convince
Dan I. and will fhe desires, that
it was not opposition 10 the
school that led to their with
drawal. l will add, for it is true,
that the remarks which have
brought upon my poor head the
wrath Of my courageous critic,
were spoken in the Interest oil
the public schools, and l am
profoundly grateful to you. Mr
Editor, for giving them so wide a
publicity.
Another grave charge is that
made an "Gnwarranted attack
upon the private characters as
well as public action of the
School Boards of The State, for
The attack is unlimited" 1 can
simply say in reply 10 that, that
it is not true. 1t is Dan rs tex
perience. that AS :, rnle he mem
bers of School Boards are anauns
The most respected and respecta-
Bile people of their communities,
and a:e very far from being
drunken and profanc, men," /
am happy to be able 10 say that
l have had like experience. and
l defy Dan T. Or any other man
TO point 10 a single sentence in
that extract, Or i'll anything l
have ever sail in private or pub
tic, that can Be construed by
any fair minded man as an as
sauit upon the Sciioo! Boards Of
the Stale. Dan I knows as we'll
as [, and as every man and won
eu who heard NY discourse .nust
know. wha:ever of local appiica
lion my offending remarks may